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Ministry of Finance
Finance Minister holds 3rd review meeting of CPSEs on CAPEX
Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs, Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman, today held Video Conference with Secretaries of the Ministries of Shipping, Road Transport and Highways, Housing and Urban Affairs, Defence and Department of Telecommunications along with the CMDs of 7 CPSEs belonging to these Ministries, to review the capital expenditure in this financial year. This was 3rd in the ongoing series of meetings that the Finance Minister is having with various stakeholders to accelerate the economic growth in the background of COVID – 19 pandemic.
The combined CAPEX target for FY 2020-21 for these 7 CPSEs is Rs. 1,24,825 crore. In FY 2019-20, against the CAPEX target of Rs.1,29,821 crore for the 7 CPSEs, the achievement was Rs.1,14,730 crore i.e. 88.37 %. During Q1 of FY 2019-20 achievement was Rs. 20,172 crore  and achievement upto July 2020  is Rs.24,933 crore .
The Finance Minister asked the concerned Secretaries to closely monitor the performance of CPSEs in order to ensure capital expenditure to the tune of 50% of capital outlay by the end of Q2 of FY 2020-21 and make appropriate plan for it.
While mentioning the significant role of CPSEs in giving a push to the growth of the Indian economy, the Finance Minister encouraged the CPSEs to perform better to achieve their targets and to ensure that the capital outlay provided to them for the financial year 2020-21 is spent properly and within time. She said that better performance of CPSEs can help the economy in a big way to recover from the impact of COVID 19.
The CPSEs discussed constraints being faced by them especially due to COVID – 19 pandemic. The Finance Minister stated that extraordinary situation requires extraordinary efforts and with collective efforts, we will not only perform better but also help the Indian economy to achieve better results.
PIB Headquarters
PIB’S BULLETIN ON COVID-19
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- 202.17 cr Total Vaccine doses  have been administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive
- 16,82,390 doses administered in last 24 hours
- India's Active caseload currently stands at1,50,877
- Active cases stand at 0.34%
- Recovery Rate currently at 98.46%
- 18,148recoveries in the last 24 hours increases Total Recoveries to
- 4,32,28,670
- 16,866new cases recorded in the last 24 hours
- Daily positivity rate 
- Weekly Positivity Rate 
- 87.27cr Total Tests conducted so far; 2,39,751tests conducted in the last 24 hours
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Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Data on beneficiaries under Atal Pension Yojana
The Atal Pension Yojana  is a Government of India Scheme launched on 9th May, 2015, with the objective of creating a universal social security system for all Indians, especially the poor, the under-privileged and the workers in the unorganised sector. This was stated by the Union Minister of State for Finance Dr Bhagwat Kisanrao Karad in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today.
The Minister further stated that the Scheme became operational w.e.f. 1st June, 2015, and is being administered by the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority . It is open to all citizens of India between 18-40 years of age having a savings bank account in a bank or post-office. There is no provision of transfer of funds to States under the Scheme, the Minister added.
Giving more information, the Minister stated that as per Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority , number of State-wise enrolments under APY during the period from 2019-20 to 2021-22  is given at Annexure A; number of State-wise enrolments of women under APY during the period from 2019-20 to 2021-22  is given at Annexure B and the number of State-wise enrolments from transgender community under APY during the period from 2019-20 to 2021-22  is given at Annexure C.
As informed by PFRDA, the details of whether the subscriber is from SC/ST community are not captured during the enrolment process under APY.
Ministry of Finance
PRESS COMMUNIQUÉ
Repayment of ‘1.44% Inflation Index GS 2023’
The outstanding balance of ‘1.44% Inflation Index GS 2023’ is repayable at par on June 05, 2023. No interest will accrue thereon from the said date. In the event of a holiday being declared on repayment day by any State Government under the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, the Loan/s will be repaid by the paying offices in that State on the previous working day.
As per sub-regulations 24 and 24 of Government Securities Regulations, 2007 payment of maturity, proceeds to the registered holder of Government Security held in the form of Subsidiary General Ledger or Constituent Subsidiary General Ledger account or Stock Certificate, shall be made by a pay order incorporating the relevant particulars of his bank account or by credit to the account of the holder in any bank having facility of receipt of funds through electronic means. For the purpose of making payment in respect of the securities, the original subscriber or the subsequent holders of such Government Securities, shall submit the relevant particulars of their bank account well in advance.
However, in the absence of relevant particulars of bank account/mandate for receipt of funds through electronic means, to facilitate repayment of the Loan on the due date, holders may tender the securities, duly discharged, at the Public Debt Offices, Treasuries/Sub-Treasuries and branches of State Bank of India  20 days in advance of the due date for repayment.
Full details of the procedure for receiving the discharge value may be obtained from any of the aforesaid paying offices.
Ministry of Railways
Heritage Conservation in Indian Railways
Detailed guidelines have been issued for heritage conservation covering maintenance of Steam Locomotives, up-keep of Hill Railways, promotion of Hill and Steam tourism, strengthening Railway Museums, conservation of buildings, artefacts, digitization and online dissemination of Railway Heritage etc.
There are 21 Rail Museums, 16 Heritage Galleries and 9 Heritage parks on Indian Railways.
There are five Hill Railways namely Darjeeling Himalayan Railway , Nilgiri Mountain Railway , Kalka Shimla Railway , Matheran Light Railway  and Kangra Valley Railway . Out of these, three Hill Railways namely DHR, KSR and NMR have been declared as World Heritage sites by UNESCO.
Four Hill Railways namely DHR, KSR, NMR and MLR have been identified for monetisation. As outsourcing has not been done at this stage, details are not available.
This information was given by the Minister of Railways, Commerce & Industry and Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, Shri Piyush Goyal in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
India’s Cumulative COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage crossed landmark of 49 Cr
Nearly 58 Lakh vaccine doses administered in last 24 hours
Recovery Rate currently at 97.36%
44,643 Daily New Cases reported in last 24 hours
India's Active Caseload  presently constitutes 1.30% of total cases
Daily Positivity Rate  less than 5% for two months
India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage crossed the landmark of 49 Cr yesterday. Cumulatively, 49,53,27,595 vaccine doses have been administered through 57,64,712 sessions, as per the provisional report till 7 am today. 57,97,808 vaccine doses were administered in the last 24 hours.
These include:
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HCWs
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1st Dose
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1,03,24,101
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2nd Dose
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79,35,738
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FLWs
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1st Dose
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1,80,22,988
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2nd Dose
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1,15,97,454
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Age Group 18-44 years
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1st Dose
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16,97,29,527
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2nd Dose
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1,08,07,866
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Age Group 45-59 years
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1st Dose
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10,99,20,377
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2nd Dose
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4,15,01,902
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Over 60 years
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1st Dose
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7,76,34,057
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2nd Dose
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3,78,53,585
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Total
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49,53,27,595
The new phase of universalization of COVID-19 vaccination has commenced from 21st June, 2021. The Union Government is committed to accelerating the pace and expanding the scope of COVID-19 vaccination throughout the country.
Out of the people infected since the beginning of the pandemic, 3,10,15,844 people have already recovered from COVID-19 and 41,096 patients have recovered in the last 24 hours. This constitutes an overall recovery rate of 97.36%.
India has reported 44,643 daily new cases in the last 24 hours.
Less than 50,000 Daily New Cases have been reported since forty consecutive days. This is a result of sustained and collaborative efforts by the Centre and the States/UTs.
India’s Active Caseload today stands at 4,14,159 and active cases now constitute 1.30% of the country's total Positive Cases.
With substantially ramped up testing capacity across the country, a total of 16,40,287 tests were conducted in the last 24 hours in the country. Cumulatively, India has conducted over 47.65 crore  tests so far.
While on one side testing capacity has been enhanced across the country, Weekly Positivity Rate currently stands at 2.41% and the Daily Positivity rate stands at 2.72% today. Daily Positivity rate has remained below 5% for 60 consecutive days now.
Special Service and Features
Digital Life Certificate campaign on November 18
Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare under Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions will organize Digital Life Certificate campaign tomorrow  at Thiruvananthapuram for Central Government Pensioners. The campaign will be held at State Bank of India, Main Branch  Thiruvananthapuram. All pensioners can visit the Centre for submitting their Life Certificates digitally. The special nation-wide campaign aims to promote Digital Life Certificate and for popularizing the Face Authentication technique.
All the registered Pensioners’ Associations, Pension Disbursing Banks, Ministries/Departments of Government of India and CGHS Wellness Centres have been directed to promote the Digital Life Certificate/Face Authentication by organizing special camps.The details regarding Aadhaar Number, Mobile Number for OTP, PPO Number, Account Number with Bank/Post Office are required.This facility is also available to the employees of the State Government and the Treasury Office of the State.
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Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment
‘Samajik Adhikarita Shivir’ for Distribution of Aids and Assistive Devices to Divyangjan and Senior Citizens in Kannauj District, U.P
Union Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Sushri Pratima Bhoumik today inaugurated ‘Samajik Adhikarita Shivir’ for distribution of aids and assistive devices to Divyangjan and Senior citizens under the ADIP and Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana scheme respectively of Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India. The camp was organized by the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities  in association with ALIMCO and District Administration Kannauj at PSM Degree Collage, Kannauj District in Uttar Pradesh. Shri Subrat Pathak, Member of Parliament, Kannauj presided over the function ‘in person’ at main venue of the camp.
A total of 7318 Aids and Assistive devices of different categories with value of worth Rs.446.40 Lakhs will be distributed free of cost among 1973 pre identified Divyangjan and Senior Citizens beneficiaries who were assessed during assessment camps organized by ALIMCO at the various locations of Kannauj District.
Speaking on the occasion Shri Subrat Pathak, Member of Parliament, Kannauj said that following the vision of hon’ble Prime Minister ‘Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas’ the central government is committed towards the empowerment of vulnerable section of the society. He expressed his gratitude towards the central government for thinking and working in the interest of weaker section of the society and impartial implementation of welfare schemes for Divyangjan and senior citizen to empower them but also to bring them in the mainstream of the society.
Different type of assistive devices including hi end items like motorized tricycle, smart cane, wheelchair, hearing aids machines, knee brace, spectacles and Dentures were distributed in the inaugural distribution camp organized today in Kannauj.
Various other major items which will be distributed during the follow up distribution camps includes 585 Motorized Tricycle, 675 Hand propelled Tricycle, 415 Wheelchairs, 1072 Crutches, 339 Walking Sticks, 01 Rollator, 05 Smart Phone, 18 Smart Cane, 01 Braille Cane, 01 C. P Chair, 12 MSIED Kit, 01 ADL Kit  with Cell phone, 636 Hearing Aid, 335 Spectacles, 182 Dentures etc. Special items under Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana which have recently been added for senior citizens will also be distributed which includes Wheel Chair with Commode 90, Stool with Commode 120, Walking stick with seat 225, Foot care Unit 409, Spinal Support 123, LS Belt 374, Knee brace 790, Cervical Collar 329 and Silicon Foam Cushion 420.
The camps was conducted under the Scheme of Assistance to Disabled Persons  for Purchase/Fitting of Aid/Appliances  is one of the most popular scheme for providing assistive aids & appliance to Divyangjans and Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana for providing daily living assistive devices for senior citizens.
Senior officers from District Administration, Kannauj and ALIMCO shall also be present during the function.
The video link of the event is https://youtu.be/x9NzbojOYZ8
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Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
100.59 cr vaccine doses have been administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive
More than 61 Lakh doses administered in last 24 hours
Recovery Rate currently at 98.16%; Highest since March 2020
15,786 New Cases reported in the last 24 hours
India's Active Caseload  is lowest in 232 days
Weekly Positivity Rate  less than 3% for last 119 days
With the administration of 61,27,277 vaccine doses in the last 24 hours, India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has surpassed 100 Cr mark to reach 100.59 Cr  as per provisional reports till 7 am today. This has been achieved through 99,59,884 sessions.
The break-up of the cumulative figureas per the provisional report till 7 am today include:
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HCWs
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1st Dose
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1,03,77,821
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2nd Dose
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91,18,567
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FLWs
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1st Dose
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1,83,68,689
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2nd Dose
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1,56,36,899
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Age Group 18-44 years
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1st Dose
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40,22,21,442
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2nd Dose
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11,99,53,006
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Age Group 45-59 years
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1st Dose
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17,06,81,028
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2nd Dose
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8,90,38,061
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Over 60 years
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1st Dose
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10,74,03,593
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2nd Dose
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6,27,71,243
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Total
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1,00,59,04,580
The recovery of 18,641 patients in the last 24 hours has increased the cumulative tally of recovered patients  to 3,35,14,449.
Consequently, India’s recovery rate stands at 98.16%. Recovery Rate is currently at its highest peak since March 2020.
Sustained and collaborative efforts by the Centre and the States/UTs continue the trend of less than 50,000 Daily New Cases that is being reported for 117 consecutive days now.
15,786 new cases were reported in the last 24 hours.
The Active Caseload remains below 2 lakh mark and is presently at 1,75,745 which is lowest in 232 days. Active cases presently constitute 0.51% of the country's total Positive Cases, which is lowest since March 2020.
The testing capacity across the country continues to be expanded. The last 24 hours saw a total of
13,24,263tests being conducted. India has so far conducted over 59.70 Cr  cumulative tests.
While testing capacity has been enhanced across the country, Weekly Positivity Rate at 1.31% remains less than 3% for the last 119 days now. The Daily Positivity rate reported to be1.19%. The daily Positivity rate has remained below3% for last 53 days and below 5% for 136 consecutive days now.
Ministry of Defence
INDO NEPAL JOINT TRAINING EXERCISE “SURYA KIRAN -XVI” TO COMMENCE AT NEPAL ARMY BATTLE SCHOOL, SALJHANDI 
The 16th Edition of Indo-Nepal joint training Exercise “SURYA KIRAN-XVI” between India and Nepal will be conducted at Nepal Army Battle School, Saljhandi , from 16 - 29 December 2022. Exercise “SURYA KIRAN” is conducted annually between India and Nepal with the aim to enhance interoperability in jungle warfare & counter terrorism operations in mountainous terrain and HADR under UN mandate.
Nepal Army soldiers of Shree Bhawani Baksh Battalion and Indian Army soldiers from the 5 GR will be participating in the exercise. The two armies, through these contingents, shall be sharing the experiences gained during the conduct of various counter-insurgency operations over the years in their respective countries. The joint exercise would focus on evolution of combined drills for planning and conduct of tactical operations at unit level in counter terrorism operations and disaster response mechanism in general and role of armed forces in management of disaster.
During the exercise, participants will be training together to develop inter-operability and share their experience including Counter Insurgency and Counter Terrorist operations and also on Humanitarian Relief operations.
The joint military exercise will enhance the level of defence cooperation which will further foster the bilateral relations between the two nations.
PIB Headquarters
Regional Dak Adalat
A Regional ‘‘DAK ADALAT'' of Central Postal Region will be held at the Office of the Post Master General, Central Region, Gandhi Nagar, Kochi on 27th March, 2019 at 11.00 am. Complaints relating to Postal and Counter Services, Savings Bank, Money Order etc. under Central region will be taken up in the Adalat.
Cases already taken up and settled in previous Dak Adalats will not be entertained. Complaints can be sent in envelopes super scribed “Regional Dak Adalat: March 2019” and addressed to “ Smt K. Kalaivani, Assistant Director, Office of the Postmaster General, Central Region, Kochi-682020,” so as to reach there on or before 20th March, 2019.
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BUREAU OF INDIAN STANDARDS, CHENNAI BRANCH OFFICE ORGANIZED MANAK MANTHAN-DISCUSSION
Bureau of Indian Standards, the National Standards Body of India is a statutory body functioning under the aegis of Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Government of India. It operates various schemes like Product Certification , Management Systems Certification, Hall Marking of Gold and Silver Jewellery/Artefacts and Laboratory Services for the benefit of the industry and in turn aiming at consumer protection.
BIS has started organizing new series of discussion-programmes titled “Manak Manthan” for the benefit of industry which is scheduled on every month, and is envisaged to launch new standards and share important revisions / amendments and wide circulation drafts to local manufacturers, Industrial and Trade Bodies, Chambers of Commerce, Industry Associations, PSU’s or organizations who use such products, Government departments, Regulatory bodies, Laboratories, Civil society groups and Academia.
In this regard, Bureau of Indian Standards, Chennai Branch Office organised the MANAKMANTHAN on “CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY REQUIREMENTS - IS26001 " in Chennai Today . With the formalization of Section 135, under the Companies Act, 2013, India emerged as one of the pioneering nations to mandatorily adopt Corporate Social Responsibility . an immediate necessity has emerged to uniformly assess the CSR performance of companies especially in terms of implementation, reporting and real-time impact. The Bureau of Indian Standards  with the sole directive to formulate standard to assess and certify products and systems in the country, undertook the responsibility to devise Indian Standard on “Corporate Social Responsibility. This standard facilitates a company to effectively establish a Corporate Social Responsibility  framework that is supported by appropriate process and procedures, with an overall objective to ensure that it has an effective mechanism. This standard is applicable for all types of companies irrespective of their size, nature of business and CSR project activity and CSR budget, except for such companies that have been defined as implementing agencies by the laws of the land, if any.
More than 70 Stakeholders of the subject matter attend the programme. Shri Anuj Bhatnagar, Scientist-F & Head , BIS, New Delhi was the Guest of Honour & Shri Arvind Kumar, Managing Director,Chennai Pertolium Corporation Limited was the Chief Guest of the Programme.
Shri USP Yadav, Scientist-F & Deputy Director General , BIS, Chennai ; Smt.G.Bhavani, Scientist-E/Director & Head  and other Officers of BIS handled the sessions.
Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs 
Cabinet approveslisting of Export Credit Guarantee Corporation Ltd.through the Initial Public Offer on the stock Exchange
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by the Hon'ble Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has given approval for listing of M/s. Export Credit Guarantee CorporationLtd. , an unlisted CPSE through the Initial Public Offer  on the Stock Exchange under the SEBI's  Regulations, 2018.
ECGC Limited is a wholly-owned CPSE of Government of India set up with the objective of improving the competitiveness of the exports by providing Credit Risk Insurance and related services for exports. The Company intends to increase its maximum liabilities  to Rs 2.03 lakh crore from Rs 1.00 lakh crore by 2025-26.
The proposed listing of ECGC Limited would unlock the true value of the company, promote 'people's ownership' by encouraging public participation in the equity holding of the company and also promote Corporate Governance through transparency and greater accountability.
Listing may enable ECGC to mobilize fresh capital from the market either through the same IPO or subsequently through a Follow-on Public Offer  and thereby help in increasing the Maximum Liability cover for it.
The disinvestment proceeds will be used for financing of social sector schemes.
Ministry of Electronics & IT
Deadline to Online Document update Aadhaar for free extended till September 14, 2023
The UIDAI has specified that users can upload their identity and address proofs by September 14, 2023.
The Unique Identification Authority of India  on announced to extend the deadline for Online free Aadhaar card update by three months till September 14, 2023.
Initially set until June 14, 2023, UIDAI had announced this three-month drive in March. The campaign applies to those citizens who had got their Aadhaar issued ten years ago and have not updated that. To avail the facility, one needs to submit proof of identity and address at the official website. Usually, it costs ₹50 to update each Aadhaar card detail.
The UIDAI has specified that users can upload their identity and address proofs by September 14, 2023. UIDAI State Office Gujarat suggest to update your Aadhaar for continued accuracy of demographic information. To update it, upload your proof of identity and proof of address documents.
Steps to Document update Aadhaar details online:
- Visit the Aadhaar Self-Service portal on the official website of UIDAI https://myaadhaar.uidai.gov.in
- Log in to the portal using Aadhaar number, and captcha. An OTP will be sent to the registered mobile number to authenticate the process.
- Go to the document update section and review the existing details.
- Select the appropriate document type from the drop-down list and upload the scanned copies of the original documents.
- Click on submit button. Note down the Service Request Number  to track the status of the application request.
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